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For the 11th year in a row, the Sabin Vaccine Institute has received Charity Navigator's highest rating. Charity Navigator awarded Sabin a 4-star rating for "demonstrating strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency" in 2016, according to a letter from the organization. Only 1 percent of nonprofits evaluated by Charity Navigator have received at least 11 consecutive 4-star evaluations.

Despite the many classic symptoms of typhoid, the doctors could not confirm his illness. In Bangladesh, where many medical facilities don’t have the capability for running diagnostic tests, this is not unusual. But unwilling to give up, Samir’s parents then took him to a specialized pediatric hospital.

My name is Sarah Limbanazo Mwanamanga. I am 54 years old and a research nurse in Malawi, one of the poorest countries in Africa. I have experience working on numerous studies, and now I’m working on a typhoid study In Blantyre, Malawi. I would like to share my own story of typhoid. This story happened about 22 years ago when I was working as a nurse-midwife at Malamulo Hospital. I was 32 years old, married with four children and living with my family including my brother and husband, both of whom I lost due to typhoid.

Do you remember learning how to wash your hands as a child? An adult would have taught you how to run your hands under running water and lather with soap to remove germs. Did you realize then that this lesson might have saved your life?